Besieged in Aleppo, Waad Al-Kateab kept filming. From her incredible archive, she assembled with British director Edward Watts the breathtaking and harrowing documentary For Sama.
Documentary
Hot Docs ’19: Conviction, Buddy, Willie, and more
Our capsule reviews highlight six of the standouts at the 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival: Conviction, Buddies, Willie, In My Blood It Runs, We Will Stand Up, and Push. Watch out for them as they travel the festival circuit and arrive on home viewing platforms.
Ep. 12: Hail Satan? featuring director Penny Lane
Episode 12 welcomes our first director guest to the podcast. Penny Lane discusses her new documentary, Hail Satan?, about the political activism of the Satanic Temple, with Seventh Row editor-in-chief Alex Heeney and associate editor Brett Pardy. About Hail Satan? Hail Satan? follows the rise of the Satanic Temple, a religious movement and social activist […]
The old and the new coexist in Bergamo at the Film Meeting
Every year, in Bergamo, Italy, a small film festival, Bergamo Film Meeting, honours titans of European cinema, dusts up lesser known talents, and showcases the most exciting new independent cinema.
Ep. 9: Best of 2018 Canadian cinema, part 2
Episode 9 of our podcast concludes our discussion on the best of 2018 Canadian Cinema, through the lens of Canada’s Top Ten Film List. In this episode, we discuss Genesis, Giant Little Ones, Mouthpiece, Roads in February, and What Walaa Wants. Each year, the Toronto International Film Festival releases a list of Canada’s top ten […]
‘Authenticity above all’: Todd Douglas Miller on Apollo 11
Director Todd Douglas Miller discusses his documentary Apollo 11 about the historic mission to the moon, sifting through archival footage, offering new perspectives, and getting the sound right.